Spinning-jenny



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B. BODELL.

SPINNING JENNY. No. 527,587. Patented 001;. 16, 1894.

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B. BODELL. SPINNING J ENNY.

No. 527,587. Patented 00. 16,1894.

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BENJAMIN BODELL, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

SPINNING-JENNY.

SPECIFICATION for ning part of Letters Patent No. 527,587, dated October16, 1894.

Application filed February 8, 1894i Serial No- 499,431. (No model.)

The objectof my invention, which relates.

to that class of spinning j ennies in which gill bars are linkedtogether in an endless chain, is to provide a guide that will regulateand control the motion of said endless chain as the gill bars approachthe mouth of the nipper and compel the gill bars to drop in such amanner when they leave the hemp, that the gill pins in the gill bars areat right angles with the hemp at the bell mouth'of nipper.

The gill bars being so guided when leaving the hemp at the mouth of thenipper that the gill pinsremain in a vertical position, it is obviousthat the nipper can be set closer to the gill bars than if the gill barsand gill pins, as is usual in turning, described an arc, and it isequally apparent that I am onabled by the use of my improvement to worka short fiber like sisal and spin as well as with a much longer fiberknown as manila.

I am aware that in this class of spinning jennies various devices havebeen used for the purpose of guiding and regulating the passage of thechain of gill pins from the hemp when it-has been conducted to thenipper; but in all cases, as far as I am aware arigid guide is employedwhereasmy device consists of a spring guide. It differs from otherguiding devices in that it permits the chain of gill pins to dropperpendicularly when leaving the hemp while in the rigid guides thechain is carried down an incline;

Another object of my invention is, to avoid breakage in the sliver, asthe nipper bell beingset close to the gill bars in my improvement thereis not space enough between them to allow the hemp to drop and followaround the chain.

In the accompanying drawings, which form n a part of this specification,and in which like letters of reference designate the same parts, in bothof the figures-Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section of aspinning jenny showing an endless chain of gill bars, the bell mouthednipper and my improved spring guide with gill bars passing in closeproximity to the mouth of the nipper, the gill pins being in a verticalposition as they leave the hemp. Fig.2 is a side elevation, partly in 55 section, of a portion of a spinning jenny having an enlarged detailedview of n my improvement.

In the drawings -.A* represents a spinbars having the gill pins B'-=. Onthe gill bars are toes B provided with projections.

ning jenny; B-, an endless chain of gill 6o end of the chain rail iscast the horn D-.

E- represents the spring guide secured to the chain rail by the bracketE-.

-F represents the sliver being carried to the bell mouth -H'- of thenipper H and -K- represents the spun cord.

In Fig. 1, ais the main driving pulley secured to a shaft b-. On-saidshaft is secured the pulley c, belt dconnecting it with the pulley eonstud f. The spur pinion gsecured on pulley e, gears into the spur wheel--h on the shaft t'' on which sprocket wheels kare secured'which drivean endless chain or belt of gill bars B-.

The operation of the device is as follows:- Power being communicated asshown in Fig. 1 sprocket wheels kengage. and drive the endless chain ofgill-bars B, projections B of the toes B being caused to move along theslides C of the chain rail -C. The gill pins B secured to the gill barsB- while passing along the chain rail assume an almost perpendicularposition, the sliver F- being carried along by them to the nipper '-H-As the gill bars approach the mouth of the nipper the projections B onthe toes B secured to the gill bars B, move along the slide O'- on thechain rail -C- until the bend or horn D is reached. As the toes and barsdescend the bars turn in the link chain and the projections '-B on thetoes come in contact with the spring guides --E--- which prevent thetoes and bars from turning (the link chain only turning) and compel saidtoes and bars to drop vertically between said springs ill-*- and horn-----D- the gill pins -B= thus remaining in a perpendicular position asthey pass the bell of said rail, projections carried by said toes mouthof the nipper I-I:- and until they and adapted to engage said springguide come to the bottom of the horn. whereby the said gill pins areperpendicu- With this description of my invention, What larly withdrawnfrom the plane of the chain 5 I claim is-- rail, substantially asdescribed.

In a spinning jenny an endless chain of gill bars carrying gill pins,means for driving said BENJ' BODELL' chain, chain rails provided withslides, toes Witnesses: carried by said gill bars and adapted to move 0.L. HICKOK,

10 along said slides, a spring guide at the end CHAS. A. WORDEN.

